Greenburgh Insider: Sustainable Westchester to resume service in November.

 

Online info session tonight, tomorrow and Friday.

 

The Westchester Power program electricity service will resume in November, ending the current pause during which customers returned to Con Edison supply.

The program rates of 15.128 cents per kWh for 100% NYS renewable supply and 13.364 cents for standard supply will be fixed until meter read dates in November 2024.

While the program notification letter will be mailed later in September, Sustainable Westchester will host the first of a series of public sessions on 8/31 at 7 PM, 9/1 and 9/2 to provide information about the program and the new contract. We encourage anyone who would like to learn more or who has questions to attend - there are daytime and evening options listed at sustainablewestchester.org/wp/conedterritory#events

If you do not want to enroll in the program you can opt out. I encourage you to watch one of the sessions.

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: Up for our annual dog swim- September 11--watch your dog and hundreds of other dogs enjoy pool.

 

The most popular recreation event of the year!!! Take your dog to the pool after the pool is closed to humans.

SAVE THE DATE: GREENBURGH'S ANNUAL DOG SWIM SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11 AT 10 AM

Come join the Town of Greenburgh, Department of Parks & Recreation as we celebrate the annual “Dog Days of Summer” event! Session 1: 10 am –12 noon; Session 2: 12:30 –2:30pm at  Anthony F. Veteran Park (11 Olympic Lane, Ardsley). $10/per dog ( Limit:1 dog/adult;. 1 session /dog). Proceeds go to Friends of the East Rumbrook Dog Park Association.

Advanced registration only, starts Aug 16 online at  greenburghny.com/parks or call 914-989-1811.

Paul Feiner

Greenburgh Insider: Maria Regina celebrates a groundbreaking for new athletic turf field.

 

We hope that the field will help Maria Regina attract, retain and develop the next generation of student athletes.

Maria Regina High School recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new athletic turf field. On hand to celebrate Maria Regina’s latest major project enhancement initiative were members of the administration, board of trustees, alumnae and current students. 

Fr. Erik Lenhart, OFM, Cap blessed the field as part of the active role he has played in enriching the lives of Maria Regina’s students. He and Fr. Fred Nickle, OFM, Cap are two of the honorees at the school’s 65th anniversary celebration which will be held at the VIP Club in New Rochelle on October 27.

Weather permitting, when completed in Spring 2023, “this new state-of-the-art field will be a game changer that will help Maria Regina to attract, retain and develop the next generation of student-athletes to excel at the collegiate level and beyond,” said Anna E. Parra, President.

She added. “It is also the second exciting project we have announced recently as part of our strategic long-range plan to assure Maria Regina will continue to prepare young women for post-secondary success.” A few weeks ago, the school announced its plans and began transforming a classroom into a new ADA-compliant, state-of-the-art, Eco-Conscious Environmental and Life Sciences learning space.

Liz Pugsley, Athletic Director, said: “Our student athletes will have the advantage of experiencing outstanding play conditions similar to what they will find when they go to college, adding: “The new turf field will represent a significant improvement over the current field.”

To learn more about the renowned all-girls Catholic Maria Regina High School, visit www.mariaregina.org. Many residents of the town of Greenburgh are graduates of Maria Regina and many of their students live in town. We are proud to have this school as part of our community and wish students, faculty a great school year.  

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: Hartsdale Kiwanis club carnival Thursday to Monday at Richard Presser Park.

 

A fun event for a worthy cause and for a club that does lots of good in our community.

ANNUAL KIWANIS CLUB OF HARTSDALE CARNIVAL

 at Richard Presser Park/Webb Field/ Central Ave.

Thursday, Sept. 1st – Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 5th, 2022.

 

The Kiwanis Club of Hartsdale will hold its Annual Carnival Fundraiser at Richard Presser Park/Webb Field, Central Avenue, Hartsdale, NY during Labor Day weekend –Thursday, Sept. 1 through Monday, Sept.5.   The Carnival will feature a variety of rides, food, and arcade games.  It has always provided family fun during the holiday weekend.  The hours of operation are:  Thursday and Friday from 5 pm until closing each night; and Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from 2 pm – until closing each night.

 

Money raised at the Carnival helps The Kiwanis Club of Hartsdale sponsor a number of community projects including donating backpacks filled with school supplies to needy children, Thanksgiving baskets donated to needy families, donations to local food banks, scholarships awarded to high school students, as well as many activities for senior citizens.  

 

Kiwanis Club of Hartsdale celebrates its 66th year serving our community.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the Carnival.

A worthy cause. A fantastic organization that does lots of good for the community. Take your children to this fun event.

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: Greenburgh Neighborhood Health Center's CEO honored by Crain's NY as being among the best.

 

Pick up free masks, Covid-19 tests at Richard Presser Park tonight till l8 PM (stop by at the Greenburgh Health Center table).

Just left Richard Presser Park on Central Ave in Hartsdale.  The Greenburgh Health Center had a table at the FEG summer Parks event and was distributing free masks and COVID-19 test kits. They will be at the park till 8 PM tonight.  The Health center does so much good for our community. They have extended hours for Covid -19 testing, vaccinations and boosters (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 AM 5 PM and Wednesday from 9 am to  7 pm. They have a great staff at 295  Knollwood Road, White Plains (telephone:914-989-7600) that offer primary care , specialty care, dental care, nutritional counseling, immigration physicals, behavioral health and many more services. They have an on site testing laboratory, low cost drug prescriptions, HIV counseling and testing, patient advocacy program and participate in WIC. They work with the community and have placed a food pantry cupboard at the entrance of their facility --enabling lower income families to pick up free food that can keep them from staying hungry.  That's just for starters....

Last week I learned that Crain's New York Business named Judith Watson, the CEO of the Mt Vernon Health Center (which oversees the Greenburgh Health Center) as a Notable Health Care leader.

 

I am excited to share with you the attached media coverage from Crain’s New York Business announcing Judith’s win as a Notable Health Care Leader! The article included a profile on Judith featuring her headshot and some of her recent accomplishments. Please see attached for the official clip and below for the link. Congratulations again Judith!

 

LINK: https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/2022-notable-health-care-leaders

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Greenburgh Insider: Free day at Playland next Friday, Sept 2 for veterans---Ardsley salutes local veterans.

 

Ardsley honoring our local heroes with special banners.

Veterans welcome to attend a free day at Playland. Friday September 2. There will be a ceremony at the band shell at 4 PM followed by a barbeque in the pavilion at 5 PM (subject to charge)> Registration required.  Call 914 813 5145.  Tickets must be picked up in advance at the Westchester County Veterans Service Agency,  10 County Center Road, Suite 204, White Plains NY.

rct1@westchestergov.com. 

Ardsley salutes our veterans!   A special tribute to local veterans.  A nice initiative.  

PAUL FEINER

https://westchester.news12.com/military-banner-ceremony-honors-ardsley-veterans

Greenburgh Insider: Statement of Town Board: Mural on Manhattan Ave.

An image of Louis Farrakhan on the mural was never approved by the town and will be removed.

Pursuant to the contract between the Town and the Artist, the mural design required approval by the Black Lives Matter Committee, its Manhattan Avenue Mural Subcommittee and the Town Board.  While the artist’s interpretation of artistic expression was welcomed, the addition of Louis Farrakhan and several other people was never approved by the Town.  The Black Lives Matter Manhattan Avenue Mural Subcommittee therefore voted to remove the unauthorized imagery.  The Artist has agreed that Louis Farrakhan will be taken off of the mural and the image will be removed this week. Added content continues to require Town approval.  We look forward to celebrating the completion of this mural, which is a celebration of black history. 

 

The Greenburgh Town Board continues to support the Town’s Black Lives Matter initiatives and commits to continuing support through the Black Lives Matter (signage) Committee, the Greenburgh Against Systemic Racism Task Force, the Human Rights Committee and other endeavors."

 

The Greenburgh Town Board stands united against racism, antisemitism, sexism and anti LBGTQ.

 

The Greenburgh Town Board does not believe in the censorship of artistic expression, and acknowledges protest as a valid form of political expression.

 

PAUL FEINER, Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Ken Jones, Greenburgh Town Councilman

Gina Jackson, Greenburgh Town Councilwoman

Francis Sheehan, Greenburgh Town Councilman

Ellen Hendrickx, Greenburgh Town Councilwoman

News from Black Westchester Magazine.

 

Community Leaders Start Petition After Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner Sends Email To Remove Min. Farrakhan From Black Lives Matter Mural on Manhattan Avenue | Black Westchester Magazine.

https://blackwestchester.com/paul-feiner-say-image-of-min-farrakhan-must-be-removed-from-mural/

Greenburgh Insider: INDOOR GOLF COMING TO CENTRAL AVE.

 

An exciting new business replacing a vacant storefront.

INDOOR GOLF ON CENTRAL AVE COMING SOON.

One of the most exciting new commercial initiatives on Central Ave:  Golfzon Social, a Golfzon America and Troon partnership. This proposal, which will be before the Planning Board in September would bring a golf simulator center to 691 Central Park Avenue, PO Scarsdale to replace a now vacant and former furniture store. The use will have 16 state of the art golf simulator spaces for indoor play where users can choose from 85+ golf courses   to practice or play in the most realistic conditions imaginable, including moving floor plate, auto tee and simulated rough and sand.  The space will also include a full bar and restaurant in a family friendly atmosphere. I am pleased that this type of year round recreation/entertainment space has chosen the Town of Greenburgh. More details on an official opening date will follow after the Planning Board application – building permit process concludes.

To learn more about the simulator technology that will be utilized in the store please visit  https://golfzongolf.com/   I know that many residents of Greenburgh and Westchester County will be very excited with this new business.  It's exactly the kind of new business we want in Greenburgh. Let's make Central Ave a fun and exciting place for shoppers and residents. This business will also attract people who normally would not drive on Central Ave--which should help other stores as well.

PAUL FEINER
Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Greenburgh Insider: Sad news-- our new Town Engineer Vincent Masucci passed.

Very sad news. Recently (in June) the town hired Vincent  Masucci as our new town engineer. Today, we learned that Vince passed away. Vince was a hard worker, an extremely nice man, a dedicated public servant and someone who was very smart and caring. Last week I joined him making a house call to a resident who needed his help addressing a flood related problem. He was trying to come up with short term and long term solutions. He had great people skills. And, when I spoke with him he always tried being helpful.

He previously worked for the Village of Port Chester as Village Engineer. Had worked as a Project Specialist at FEMA and as a Contract Engineer at the New York Power Authority. Vince also had worked in the private sector and for other governments over the years.

We, in town  government, are heart broken with this sad news. He had a great  smile, an upbeat personality and was a terrific human being and a model for a public servant. He was excited to work for the town and we were excited to have him as part of our team. He will be missed.  Difficult to replace someone so outstanding.

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: Why is there construction activity near AF Veteran Town Park.

Ardsley is building a new highway garage.

Received some calls and e mails from residents who asked why there is construction activity right near  AF Veteran Town park on Heatherdell Road. I spent some time at the pool this afternoon chatting with residents. It was the topic of the afternoon when I was at the pool.

The Village of Ardsley is constructing a Highway garage next to AF Veteran Park. A few years ago they  purchased the property. They also prepared a question and answer pamphlet highlighting their reasons for building a garage at this site.  The project will include approximately 27,500 sq ft of enclosed space plus 2,500 sq ft salt storage shed.  Initial activity: setting up construction trailers, necessasry tree removal at jobsite, installation of site fencing.  Link below.

https://www.ardsleyvillage.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif4126/f/file/file/ardsley_highway_garage_q_and_a.pdf

More info  at ardsleyvillage.com

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: Sports opportunity for children age 3-14.

 

Arnold Treco, a Greenburgh resident, offers children another sports opportunity.

IF YOUR CHILD LOVES SPORTS GREENBURGH RESIDENT ARNOLD TRECO OFFERS ANOTHER SPORTS OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN 3-14.

Arnold Treco arnold.treco@i9sports.com is a resident of Greenburgh. He runs an interesting business:  a youth sport program and he would like the Greenburgh Community to be aware of it and have the opportunity to participate.

 

His  program operates one day per week for 6 or 7 weeks at a time 4 times per year.  He  offers Flag Football, Basketball, Soccer, T-Ball and eventually Volleyball for kids aged 3-14. The next program starts 9/10/2022 for 7 Saturdays.

 

I recently interviewed him on my WVOX radio program: 

Arnold Treco YouTube   https://youtu.be/w8-AWZELoRE

Website:  https://www.i9sports.com/

I like to highlight businesses and local residents who have started interesting businesses that the community can enjoy. Feel free to e mail me at pfeiner@greenburghny.com

Paul Feiner

Greenburgh Insider: More vendors wanted for market...link to story about Greenburgh internship program in Scarsdale Inquirer.

Read link -Scarsdale Inquirer article about Greenburgh internship program

VENDORS WANTED FOR GREENBURGH FARMERS MARKET ON THURSDAYS....LINK TO SCARSDALE INQUIRER ARTICLE ABOUT GREENBURGH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

45 Greenburgh College and high School students completed the Greenburgh summer internship program this past week. The Scarsdale Inquirer wrote an article highlighting the work the students did. Link below (which includes a great photo of all the student participants).  The internship program is coordinated by Town Clerk Judith Beville.  If you know of any student who would like to learn more about their local government and participate in town government activities - please e mail me at pfeiner@greenburghny.com. Our goal: to inspire tomorrow's leaders. And to provide students with the opportunity to learn about their local government.  This years student interns were smart, creative and passionate about making a difference in the lives of others.

Thanks to our excellent speakers- Among them- J.T. Rogers (winner of the TONY award best play in 2017 OSLO; Meredith Vieira. former co-host of the TODAY SHOW,  former Assistant Secretary General for Peacebuilding Support at the United Nations Judy Cheng Hopkins; Barrett Seaman, a former TIME magazine correspondent, White House correspondent and editor  and current writer and editor for the Hudson independent.  There were many other exceptional speakers. We're currently preparing a video which will highlight the speakers and activities.

LINK TO SCARSDALE INQUIRER STORY ABOUT THE GREENBURGH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

https://www.scarsdalenews.com/top_stories/interns-seize-opportunity-to-become-future-leaders/article_b15f5ab6-1f20-11ed-a835-7b556f1d0eb7.html

WANTED - MORE VENDORS FOR FARMERS MARKET

The Fairview Greenbrugh Farmer’s Market is looking for vendors to sell their goods every Thursday from 1 PM to 6 PM at Town Hall

Food trucks, dairy products, Meats/ seafood, drinks, food, baked goods, honey Jams, spices, crafts, Jewelry , arts, candles, apparel and etc.

Email: Greenbrughfarmersmarket@gmail.com

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: Check out the Aquarium on E Hartsdale Ave & What is happening to Rudy's on Central Ave.

 

Check out the Aquarium on E Hartsdale Ave.

What is happening to Rudy's on Central Ave---a future furniture store.

This location is under construction and has a demolition and building permit for conversion to a furniture store.

Check out the Aquarium on E Hartsdale Ave.

 

What is happening to Rudy's on Central Ave---a future furniture store

 

This location is under construction and has a demolition and building permit for conversion to a furniture store.

 

AND...A NEW BUSINESS IF YOU LOVE FISH.

 

Greenburgh is happy to welcome a new fish store for all your fresh and salt water tank needs:

 

Located right off Central Avenue at 13 E Hartsdale Ave is Grace & Rob’s new tropical fish store, Interior Ocean Designs, or as they like to call it, The Aquarium, with an easy to remember phone number, 914-303-FISH (3474) and work-friendly evening hours 1:30 - 8:00 PM seven days a week. The owners write:

 

We invite all fish fanatics to check out our always changing and expanding assortment of livestock, from Beta Bowls and Nano Sizes to our 15-foot long handmade Nile River Tank and everything in between. Our holding systems are designed for optimum fish quality, a nice selection of African Lake Cichlids, and our Mudskipper Tank entertains kids of all ages. With a cooperative approach, we offer great prices and a no-mystery filtration style. We also have a selection of exotic wood, stone and gravel to enhance the look of any aquarium. If you already have or are thinking of setting up a new tank you absolutely must give us a look-see.

 

Looking forward to meeting everyone, Grace & Rob

 

INTERIOR OCEAN DESIGNS

13 E. Hartsdale Avenue

Hartsdale, NY 10530

914-303-FISH (3474)

1:30-8 pm daily 

crescenzig123@gmail.com

 

Support our local businesses!

PAUL FEINER